Happy Holiday’s
The Butler-Bremer Communications Business office will be closed on Monday December 26th for Christmas, and Monday January 2nd for New Years.
Have a Happy and Safe Holiday season, from all your friends at Butler-Bremer.
Digital TV Upgrade
During a maintenance window, starting at 1:00 am Tuesday November 29th, we will be upgrading the software we use for our Digital TV service. At the completion of the upgrade we will be rebooting the set-top-boxes (STB). This rebooting will cause a loss of service for a short period of time while the STB upgrades.
Thinking about ditching your landline? Watch this powerful news report first!
Does 911 really work as well from a cell phone as it does from a landline phone? Is it worth it to keep your landline for safety? You might be surprised by the results! An Iowa 911 dispatch runs a few test 911 calls from cell phones to see how accurately they can pinpoint your…
Long distance companies are causing phone quality issues
Your telephone rings, you pick up the receiver and nobody’s there. Or when you answer the phone, the voice quality is extremely poor. If this has happened to you in the past few months, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s a nationwide problem and it appears to be caused by a practice called “Least Cost Routing.”…
Don’t miss Iowa State vs. Baylor this Saturday at 6:00!
Once again, the Iowa State football game this Saturday, October 8th, will be carried on both our Digital and Analog cable systems!
- For Digital customers, the game will be on Comcast SportsNet Plus on Channel 161.
- For non-Digital customers, the game will be on channel 69.
Game time is 6:00 pm. Go Cyclones!
Don’t miss the Iowa vs. Iowa State Football game Saturday on Butler-Bremer Cable TV!
GOOD NEWS COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS! The Iowa vs. Iowa State football game this Saturday, September 10th, will be carried on both our Digital and Analog cable systems! For Digital customers, the game will be on Comcast SportsNet Plus on Channel 161. For non-Digital customers, the game will be on channel 69. Tune in at game time,…
Starz/Encore Free for One Month
Butler-Bremer has negotiated a special offer with Starz/Encore and is able to give new subscribers of our Digital TV service one month of the Starz/Encore Multipack free. Starting June 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011 activate our Digital TV service and get 12 channels of Starz & Encore Premium Movies, including 5 additional High Definition channels free.…
WGN HD Now Available
We’ve now have WGN HD available on our Digital TV system. WGN provides a wide variety of programming, including Cubs, White Sox & Bulls games, general family entertainment and movies. We hope you enjoy this new HD channel, tune to Channel 238 today and start enjoying this new HD channel. Click here for a printable…
The Great Disconnect
What is the Great Disconnect? “Consumers in all regions of the Nation… should have access to telecommunications and information services… that are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban areas and that are available at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged in similar services in urban areas.” – The Congressional Telecommunications Act…
Wireless Router Security
You may have seen the recent news about the need to secure your wireless router to reduce the possible of signal stealing. We know that many of our Internet customers have wireless routers through Butler-Bremer and many of them are not set up for security. We STRONGLY encourage you to set up security on your…